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Russian Piping Tip Flower Basket Cake

September 8, 2017

Am I a little late to the Russian Piping Tip trend? Maybe! Did that in any way diminish my enthusiasm to test these guys out? NOPE! 😀 Today we’re not only testing out these newfangled devices BUT ALSO making a delish giant chocolate cupcake perfect for transforming into a flower basket! Enjoy!!


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 Giant Chocolate Cupcake
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease giant cupcake pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and combine. Stir in the coffee. Batter will be thin.
  4. Divide batter between the two pans, then bake for 55-60 min.
  5. Frost and decorate as desired. In the video, I use this frosting with cocoa powder and brown gel food color added for brown -- http://amzn.to/2eMbjtj .
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Mini Versions of Popular and Famous Cakes!

September 3, 2017

Helllooo there! Today we have round two of mini cakes, and this time we’re taking on some of the most popular and famous bakes out there! I had lots of fun baking up and decorating these guys, and I hope you enjoy them!

Supply List — some helpful stuff for making these

  • Mini Cake Pan — this might technically be mainly for chocolate, but it’s oven-safe and great for cake too!
  • Candiquik — this is my FAVORITE for dipping/drizzling/etc. You do have to color it yourself with oil-based food color since it only comes in white and chocolate, but I promise you it is 1000000o% worth it! It’s perfect melting consistency right out of the package, and there’s no need to add canola oil or paramount crystals to thin it. And it comes in a microwave-safe tray. And you can usually find it at Safeway and Target in the baking aisle. Need I say more? ?
  • Oil-based food color set — for coloring the Candiquik
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 Small Batch Yellow Cake
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  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a microwave-safe jug, melt together butter and milk in the microwave. Mix in vanilla extract.
  4. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Pour into ungreased cake mold and add in mix-ins (cocoa powder, food color, sprinkles, etc.) if desired. Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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How to Make a Giant Rainbow Unicorn Donut!

August 8, 2017

Today we’re making a GIANT Rainbow Unicorn Donut Cake!! ? What can I say — it’s delicious, colorful, giant, and it looks like a unicorn! Re-create it at home and I promise it’ll be the cake of your dreams ?

Giant Donut Pan

Help my donut stuck to the pan!

Me too girl!! This happened to me last time I used the pan too. ? Next time, I’m going to grease the pan and then line it with strips of parchment paper. Crossing my fingers that’ll help! But otherwise, it’s not too terrible to gently pry it out with your hands.

^Here’s a pitiful attempt to illustrate what I mean by “strips of parchment.” Nonetheless, I hope it gets the point across ?

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 Giant Rainbow Unicorn Donut
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  1. In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
  3. Alternate adding wet and dry ingredients to butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
  4. Divide batter between 6 separate bowls and color red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Alternatively, you could substitute the red with hot pink for a brighter look.
  5. Scoop batter into greased donut pan that's been lined with strips of parchment paper. Swirl with a butter knife, then bake for 18-20 minutes.
  6. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then level with a serrated knife. Flip cakes out onto a cooling rack and let cool completely before decorating.
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